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Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff for peak tourist season on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM bars and restaurants are being forced to close because they can’t find enough staff. The city’s Abreca hospitality association says another 3,000 employees are

11 Jul, 2022 @ 12:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Here to help: The Kitchen Shop in Alicante’s La Marina Urbanisation offers much more than furniture and carpentry

SITUATED on Urbanisation La Marina, The Kitchen Shop is a well-established legally registered, family-run business. Owner Simon has nearly 30 years of experience in the

10 Jul, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

The Olive Press meets Darren Parmenter, tourism councillor for San Fulgencio and La Marina Urbanisation in Spain

DARREN Parmenter, a British ex-journalist, has lived on ‘the urb’ since 1991 and was elected to the town council following the May 2019 elections. He

10 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

LA MARINA URBANISATION – a home from home in the heartland of orange groves and flamingos

SURROUNDED by orange groves, salt marshes and pine forests… oh, and a climate with around 325 days of sun a year. What’s there not to

9 Jul, 2022 @ 14:32

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Olive Press Travel·Valencian Community

Making dreams come true in La Marina Urbanisation in Spain’s Alicante – Barclays Properties

Buy in La Marina with award-winning Barclays Properties BUYING a property in La Marina urbanisation is easier if you are guided by experts with specialist,

9 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Property·Valencian Community

Watsons Real Estate La Marina Urbanisation

Meet the real estate specalists: Watsons in Alicante’s La Marina Urbanisation

Watsons sells properties in La Marina in record time THE sister company to Barclays Properties, Watsons Real Estate, is a logical first choice when selling

7 Jul, 2022 @ 15:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Property·Valencian Community

Meet the woman behind a hospice charity supporting terminally ill expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jennifer Cunningham reveals why La Marina proved the ideal place to expand her business and launch a charity to provide hospice care within the expat

2 Jul, 2022 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Doctors quit crisis-stricken hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ‘shock’ plan allegedly reducing emergency waiting times

DOCTORS are still resigning from Torrevieja Hospital, citing poor working conditions, despite an alleged reduction in emergency waiting times thanks to a ‘shock’ plan. The

30 Jun, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm Prepares For Summer Tourist Influx By Boosting Street Cleaning And Rubbish Collections On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm prepares for summer tourist rush with big clean up on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM has boosted its street cleaning and rubbish collection workforce for the summer holiday season. The city’s population is expected to swell three-fold in July

29 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Greengrocer Who Robbed Seven Banks Is Caught After Skipping Jail In Spain A Year Ago

Greengrocer who held up seven banks in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain is caught after skipping jail a year ago

A greengrocer turned professional bank robber who did not return to prison after getting a release permit, has been arrested in Hondon de los Frailes,

28 Jun, 2022 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Benidorm's much-needed new medical centre takes big step forward on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s much-needed new medical centre in resort’s ‘English Zone’ takes big step forward on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €4.57 million contract has been awarded to build Benidorm’s new Rincon de Loix health centre. The new facility will replace the current two-floor clinic

28 Jun, 2022 @ 13:11

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Costa Blanca Drugs Gang Used Post Offices In Spain To Mail Narcotics To Uk And Usa

Costa Blanca drugs traffickers use post offices in Spain to mail narcotics to UK and USA

THREE Czech nationals have been arrested for running a mail order drugs service out of the Costa Blanca. They were based in Playa de San

28 Jun, 2022 @ 11:16

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca Man Admits Financing Terrorism And Recruitment At Spain's National Court

Costa Blanca man admits financing terrorism and recruiting supporters at Spain’s National Court

A San Vicente del Raspeig man has been jailed for six years and fined €1,300 after admitting to financing terrorism and trying to recruit people.

27 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Benidorm Bars And Clubs In Resort's 'english' Zone Get Police Checks On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm ‘English’ zone bars and clubs raided by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested by Benidorm’s Policia Nacional during a crime sweep targeting bars and clubs called ‘Operation Summer’. The detainees, aged between 20

27 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drone Causes Emergency Alert At Busy Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Drone flying into protected airspace causes emergency alert at busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

A drone owner faces a fine of up to €225,000 after causing an emergency alert at Alicante-Elche airport. An airline pilot sighted the drone flying

27 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Security guards wanted as health centre staff on Spain's Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards

24 Jun, 2022 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Drug trafficking Polish fugitive facing many years in prison is caught living on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Polish fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante and could face up to 33 years behind bars for drug trafficking and

24 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Brutally violent Costa Blanca home robbery gang arrested in Spain

A violent home robbery gang who did not hesitate to threaten property owners with guns has been brought down in Dolores. Six men, aged 29

23 Jun, 2022 @ 12:37

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Suspected jihadist terrorist recruiter arrested in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A 41-year-old suspected terrorist has been arrested in Elche by the Guardia Civil. The man, a Norwegian national of Iraqi descent, was detained in the

22 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil is probing the kidnapping of a Russian couple by bogus police officers in the San Juan beach area of Alicante on Sunday.

21 Jun, 2022 @ 15:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lidl will open 30 new stores in Spain in 2024 after surpassing €6bn in sales this year

Lidl supermarkets announces €25 million expansion plans in Spain’s Valencia region

LIDL supermarkets will open eight new stores in the Valencian Community over the next 18 months. The retailer says that adds up to an investment

21 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

Elderly Benidorm couple conned by ‘stain’ trick on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A con-trick known as ‘The Stain’ helped a man and woman wrestle away a €1,800 gold chain from an elderly couple in Benidorm. A Policia

21 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A lorry driver has been arrested over the death of a man who clung onto his vehicle’s rear view mirror for three kilometres before being

21 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain

A drug smuggling gang used high-speed boats to ship narcotics from North Africa to Spanish beaches and marinas before resorting to money laundering to hide

20 Jun, 2022 @ 15:53

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Smallest populated island in Spain off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer tourist surge Guardia

Spain’s smallest populated island off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer day-tripper surge

SPAIN’S smallest populated island- Tabarca- is getting ready for a summer surge of over 300,000 visitors. Tabarca is the only inhabited island in Valencia Community

20 Jun, 2022 @ 13:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Supreme Court Orders Retrial Of Man Who Killed British Expat To Steal Money In Alicante Area Of Spain

Supreme Court orders retrial of handyman convicted of murdering British expat in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Supreme Court(TSJ) has ordered the retrial of a Dutch man convicted of murdering a British expat in order to steal €550 from her purse.

20 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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